"But trying to pin down religious beliefs as such in some political slot on a political spectrum is basically fallacious."

It is, but, as I've been saying, religious actions can be highly political. Even then, it's dodgy, as many actions purportedly done in the name of religion are perpetrated for reasons which have nothing to do with religion. Teasing politics and religion apart is hard work, but I think we've made slightly more progress in that regard than the US, and we've both done a lot better than some predominantly Islamic countries (some of whom haven't tried very hard at all). And definitely better than Israel.